# Distance from Tokyo (NRT) to Swakopmund (SWP)

> 14,629 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,629 km / 9,090 mi / 7,899 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Namibia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 00:28 in Tokyo, it's 17:28 in Swakopmund)
- **Elevation difference**: 66 ft (SWP is higher than NRT)

## Airports

### [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokyo, Japan
- ICAO: RJAA
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 35.760000, 140.390000
- Elevation: 141 ft

### [Swakopmund Airport (SWP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/swp-swakopmund-swakopmund-airport/1ef266de-e179-6508-bcb0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Swakopmund, Namibia
- ICAO: FYSM
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- Coordinates: -22.660000, 14.570000
- Elevation: 207 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:28 in Tokyo, it's 17:28 in Swakopmund.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Swakopmund Airport (SWP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/swp-swakopmund-swakopmund-airport/1ef266de-e179-6508-bcb0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)